Landyachtz started in the fall of 1997 when Michael Perreten and Thomas Edstrand met up at the University of Victoria. Today Landyachtz produces decks, trucks, wheels and a lot of other stuff arround longboarding. Their production and sales department is based out of East Vancouver, British Columbia. Successful riders like Katie Neilson, Andrew Chapman and Nate Lang belong to the Landyachtz Longboard Team.